Postdoc Positions in Experimental Astro/Particle Physics or Mathematical

As a University of Excellence, Universität Hamburg is one of the strongest research universities in Germany. As a flagship university in the greater Hamburg region, it nurtures innovative, cooperative contacts to partners within and outside academia. It also provides and promotes sustainable education, knowledge, and knowledge exchange locally, nationally, and internationally.

The Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences, Center in Hamburg for Astro-, Mathematical and Particle Physics invites applications for several postdoc positions in Experimental astro-/particle physics or mathematical physics/mathematics.

The positions in accordance with Section 28 subsection 3 of the Hamburg higher education act (Hamburgisches Hochschulgesetz, HmbHG) commence on 1 April 2021 or later.

These are fixed-term contracts in accordance with Section 2 of the academic fixed-term labor contract act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz, WissZeitVG). The term is fixed for a period of three years. The positions call for 39 hours per week. These positions are also suitable for part-time employment.

Responsibilities

Duties include academic services in the project named above. Research associates may also pursue independent research and further academic qualifications.

Specific duties

The Cluster of Excellence “Quantum Universe” performs research to understand mass and gravity at the interface between quantum physics and cosmology. The research team includes leading scientists from mathematics, particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology at Universität Hamburg and DESY.

The cluster invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for young scientists in several research fields within the cluster’s scope, i.e. experimental particle physics, observational astrophysics, mathematical physics or mathematics. The research program of the associated groups includes Higgs physics, dark matter, gravitational waves, compact objects, galactic and extragalactic astrophysics, future facilities and novel detector techniques, (big) data science, mathematical physics and mathematics, especially algebra and geometry.

Postdoctoral research associates will become members of the Quantum Universe Research School (QURS), which provides academic and soft skills training, as well as career planning support. In addition, they will receive individual budgets to facilitate the attendance of summer schools and conferences, and to support other educational measures. Additional travel money for project-specific duties will be provided by the hosting research groups. Postdoctoral research associates may participate in the supervision of doctoral students, teaching at the University, and in the organization of the Cluster via an early career council.

Requirements

A university degree in a relevant subject plus doctorate. Experience at the doctoral level in one of the research fields of the Cluster of Excellence.

The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg promotes equal opportunity. As women are currently underrepresented in this job category at Universität Hamburg according to the evaluation conducted under the Hamburg act on gender equality (Hamburgisches Gleichstellungsgesetz, HambGleiG), we encourage women to apply for this position. Equally qualified and suitable female applicants will receive preference.

Qualified disabled candidates or applicants with equivalent status receive preference in the application process.

For further information, please contact the Cluster (jobs.qu@uni-hamburg.de) or consult our website at www.qu.uni-hamburg.de. An overview of potential supervisors may be found at www.qu.uni-hamburg.de/cluster/team.

Applications should include a cover letter, a tabular curriculum vitae, and copies of degree certificate(s). Please submit applications by 31 January 2021 via www.qu.uni-hamburg.de/jobs/pool-call-pd. In the online application preferred supervisor(s) may be named. Please arrange for three recommendation letters submitted by the same date via www.qu.uni-hamburg.de/jobs/pool-call-reference. In case of technical problems, you may contact jobs.qu@uni-hamburg.de.

Please do not submit original documents as we are not able to return them. Any documents submitted will be destroyed after the application process has concluded.

* Full-time positions currently comprise 39 hours per week.